Today’s Business: 2010-01-05
Today’s Chores
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Dispensing Mom’s meds. DONE.
- Shower. DONE.
- Take garbage out. DONE.
- Send out five pending memorial checks for the WPSBC Alumni Association.
Log
10:30 AM: I’m up.
12:00 PM: Posted the iPod Charge-Only Cables piece.
12:30 PM: Watched KDKA TV News at noon.
12:55 PM: Watched yesterday’s episode of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on the DVR.
01:45 PM: Tested out [Emmy]‘s new cordless phone. All three handsets, all batteries, all chargers, and the base unit appear to work properly. However, re-packaging it precisely as it was before, I did not do; too difficult. But it’s packed well enough to survive the trip to Pittsburgh later today.
02:30 PM: Received items from the US mail and UPS:
- External USB FreeAgent hard drive by Seagate (3).
- Credit card offer from Discover.
- Coupons from Lowe’s.
02:30 PM: Withdrew some spending money at Sheetz.
02:45 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless on the DVR.
04:10 PM: We’re leaving now, to take [Emmy] to the train; she’s headed home.
06:00 PM: Just got home. Boy, the place already seems quiet. But actually, though it’s true that [Emmy] is gone, Mom is also out somewhere; probably playing trivia with her friends.
07:00 PM: Watched today’s episode of Dr. Phil on the DVR. He announced today that his show has been renewed through 2014. Nap time. 
10:00 PM: Worked the Hard Drive Upgrades: 2010 project. The new Seagate external USB hard drives I ordered last week arrived today. I’m in the process of syncing my DJ music library to them. The first of the three is done, and the second of the three is in progress. It currently takes roughly six hours to copy my entire library of recordings.
10:30 PM: Talked with [Emmy]. She made it home, an hour or so late due to train delays. She tried out the new Panasonic cordless phones I gave her for Christmas. They sounded pretty good and she likes having more phones in more places that you can move around the entire apartment with, without the burden of tangled cords.
12:25 AM: Posted the list of added and revised documents today for this blog, here.
01:15 AM: Rooted around in the basement, looking for old power connectors that fit my new hard drives; I found three. I also located three working supplies that provide the correct power for these drives. So I can assemble a few spare power supplies for them, by soldering these connectors to these supplies.
01:25 AM: Also, I found some new supplies on the web for under $10 apiece. So I may order a few of them as well. I love the added security I feel for having extra supplies around.
02:10 AM: So ends another living day, and I’m certainly ready to hit the hay. So, take care. Catch you back here soon.